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Stringmania!, a trad strings program in Australia in 2016. Adept in various Scottish idioms, in recent years, with cellist
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Shrader, Erin (2007). "The philosopher fiddler: as an educator, Scottish fiddler
Alasdair Fraser has built as living legacy of talented, enthusiastic students".
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music store David Kerr Violin Shop the following month and returned intact to Fraser.
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Maxham, R. E. (2001). "Alasdair Fraser: Ancient voices, crystal truths".
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